In the 1930s, the government paid writers to interview 80- and 90-year-old former slaves, and I read those accounts. I came away realizing - not surprisingly - that many slave masters were sadists who spent a lot of time thinking up creative ways of hurting people.
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"In the 1930s, the government paid writers to interview 80- and 90-year-old former slaves, and I read those accounts. I came away realizing - not surprisingly - that many slave masters were sadists who spent a lot of time thinking up creative ways of hurting people." — Colson Whitehead #politicsgovernment
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In the 1930s, the government paid writers to interview 80- and 90-year-old former slaves, and I read those accounts. I came away realizing - not surprisingly - that many slave masters were sadists who spent a lot of time thinking up creative ways of hurting people. — Colson Whitehead
About Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead was a Novelist from United States (1969–present).
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This quote is attributed to Colson Whitehead, a Novelist from United States.
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Colson Whitehead lived from 1969 – present.
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